72: Chapter 72 Carry Me Back

"Hmph, smiling like that, what else could it be if not chatting? You still haven't answered me yet."

"Sister An Ran." Jiang Che thought for a moment and answered truthfully.

"Work-related?" Jiang Ning's eyes widened slightly, staring straight into Jiang Che's eyes, as if trying to see if he was lying.

"No, just some casual small talk."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning nodded gently, then, inexplicably, said something cryptic: "I think Sister Luo Yao is cuter."

"Hm?" Jiang Che frowned and looked at Jiang Ning. "What does that mean?"

"Huh?" Jiang Ning turned around. "I didn't say anything."

"..."

Jiang Che was speechless. This Stinky Girl, does she think he's stupid?

Just as Jiang Che was about to speak, the Stinky Girl sat beside him, then glanced at her roommates not far away. Since they weren't looking their way, the next second, she quietly scooted closer to Jiang Che.

"What are you trying to do?"

Jiang Ning had this little habit since she was a child. Whenever she had something to say or needed to ask Jiang Che for a favor, she would pretend to be nonchalant and sit next to him, then immediately start quietly testing the waters, inching closer to him bit by bit.

"Speak up, what is it?" Jiang Che said bluntly.

Seeing that he guessed it directly, Jiang Ning's face flushed slightly. She mumbled for a moment, then whispered, "Just now... did I bump into you hard?"

Jiang Che smiled. So it was about that. "It's nothing. I just felt a bit dizzy for a moment when you bumped into me, but it was fine after a few minutes."

Jiang Ning's ears turned red. "Annoying, it wasn't that exaggerated. I'm very light..."

"Alright, alright, you're light. You're the lightest in the whole dormitory. I'm the one who slandered you." Jiang Che said, unable to laugh or cry.

"It's true." Jiang Ning muttered, then turned her face to the other side, saying intentionally or unintentionally, "I only weigh 97 jin."

Jiang Che was slightly stunned. This Stinky Girl—in the past, whenever he joked about her weight, she would never say it. Why did she voluntarily confess today?

"Did you lie about your weight?"

"You're the one who lied! I really am 97 jin." The Stinky Girl said, annoyed.

Jiang Che nodded and then said calmly, "You could stand to gain a little more."

He originally thought Jiang Ning would retort, but strangely, she looked at him, hesitated for two seconds, and whispered, "Really?"

"Yeah, you're 168cm tall. Reaching 100 jin is perfectly normal."

"But... gaining weight doesn't look good."

"It won't." Jiang Che looked at Jiang Ning. "In your case, gaining just a little bit more is when you'll look your best."

Jiang Ning stared straight into Jiang Che's eyes. After a few seconds, her ears turned red for no reason, and she gave an "Oh."

After that, the two were quiet for a while. Then, Jiang Ning turned her head and saw her brother looking at Tang Xinwei and the others not far away.

"Did you... take a liking to my roommates?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Che raised his hand and tapped her on the head.

"Ouch, that hurt!" Jiang Ning pouted.

"That's for talking nonsense." Jiang Che smiled.

"You don't like them? Then... if you had to choose one from our dormitory to be your girlfriend, who would you choose?"

Hearing his sister discuss this question with him, Jiang Che was slightly stunned, then looked towards the beach: "Those three?"

Jiang Ning's face was red, and she didn't reply.

Jiang Che looked at the three of them, pondered for a moment, and then said calmly: "Actually, all three girls are quite good. Tang Xinwei is lively, outgoing, and quirky; she's more like a mood-maker. Song Yike is a bit like the young lady from a wealthy family in TV shows—haughty but also a bit dignified. As for Chen Shuyan, she's like that kind of girl from a scholarly family—gentle and quiet."

After finishing, Jiang Che withdrew his gaze from the three girls and looked at Jiang Ning. "What do you think?"

After asking, the air went quiet. The Stinky Girl stared straight at him, pouting, and the next second...

"Hmph! Bad guy, you actually chose!"

After dropping that sentence, Jiang Ning got up and left, looking furious.

Jiang Che was stunned in place, covered in black lines. What was up with this Stinky Girl? Wasn't she just speaking softly and nicely? Why was she angry again?

Meanwhile, Jiang Ning, while muttering 'big jerk' and 'idiot', returned to her three roommates.

"Ningning, who upset you again?" Song Yike looked at Jiang Ning and said with a smile.

"Naturally, it must be Ningning's good brother." Tang Xinwei added.

"Hmph, Stinky Weiwei, what good brother, it's so cringey. If you want to acknowledge him, go do it yourself!"

Jiang Ning's words immediately made the three of them burst into laughter.

The five of them stayed at the beach until almost eleven o'clock at night.

Although it was a pity they didn't see the blue tears, watching the night view and feeling the sea breeze was still quite interesting.

When it was time for them to go back, they still needed to take two taxis. But this time, Jiang Ning didn't call Tang Xinwei to get in the car, and she sat in the back row with Jiang Che again.

The car had only gone a few hundred meters when Jiang Ning muttered, "I'm sleepy."

Before Jiang Che could even speak, the next second, the Stinky Girl lay down horizontally across Jiang Che's lap.

Jiang Che was unable to laugh or cry. Just as he was about to speak, Jiang Ning continued, "Don't wake me up, and don't move around, or I'll wake up."

"What will happen if you wake up?"

"If I wake up, I'll bite you!"

"Are you a puppy?"

"Hmph."

Soon, Jiang Ning shifted on Jiang Che's lap, found a comfortable angle, and fell asleep peacefully.

The light from outside the car window kept sweeping across the Stinky Girl's face. After a while, Jiang Che lowered his head, looking at the Stinky Girl's sleeping appearance, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curve slightly.

Such a beautiful and cute girl, why is she usually so naughty?

As the car continued to drive, passing a slightly bumpy section of the road, Jiang Che saw the Stinky Girl slightly furrow her brows.

To let her continue sleeping peacefully, Jiang Che reached out his hand and placed it beside the Stinky Girl's cheek.

The Stinky Girl seemed to sense something. After furrowing her brows, she soon rested her face on Jiang Che's palm.

The delicate touch of this girl's cheek made Jiang Che's heart flutter uncontrollably.

Twenty minutes later, the car was almost there. However, when Jiang Che looked up, he realized that the destination the Stinky Girl had set was not the school, but the entrance to the residential complex.

Just at this moment, his phone rang—a voice call from Tang Xinwei.

"Senior, we've arrived. Why haven't we seen your car yet?"

Jiang Che was unable to laugh or cry. "Jiang Ning forgot to change the address, so the car drove to the residential complex. You three go back first. It's so late, I'll just let her walk back herself."

"Oh, okay, then goodbye, Senior."

"Yeah, send a message when you get to the dormitory."

After hanging up the phone, the car happened to stop. Jiang Che looked at Jiang Ning, who was sleeping soundly, and gently nudged her. "We're here."

Soon, a groggy Jiang Ning woke up, then looked around reluctantly.

"Why is it here? I want to go back to school."

"You booked the taxi yourself, why ask me?" Jiang Che smiled. "Get out."

Jiang Ning got out of the car reluctantly, then gave a very cute yawn.

"So sleepy, I don't want to walk..." Jiang Ning pouted.

"Then I'll go back first, you can fly back yourself."

"No!" Jiang Ning immediately called out to stop Jiang Che, who was making a move to leave. After two seconds, the girl looked at Jiang Che with slightly red ears: "You carry me back."